[A2k] Newman backs US image rights bill

[Michelle Childs]

Interesting that MPAA  are  expressing remix  concerns.
Michelle

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:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4844570.stm
<snip>Newman backs US image rights bill
*Actor Paul Newman has joined calls for the legislature in Connecticut
to pass a law protecting image rights.*

Newman is among a group of actors backing a bill banning the use of a
person's image or voice without consent for up to 70 years after their
death.......

Nineteen other states have passed similar laws.

The Motion Picture Association of America, which represents the major
film studios, opposes the bill.

Van Stevenson, senior vice president for state government affairs, said
copyright laws already covered some of the actors' concerns.

He added that the bill could prevent parodies of famous people and
restrict filmmakers from using old footage.


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